Rookie linebacker Jon Bostic has no choice but to be ready

Summary of 6 articles · Updated Oct 17, 2013

“He came to the sideline,” rookie middle linebacker Jon Bostic said, “and he’s like, ‘Be ready. I don’t know what’s going on. It could put Bostic on the spot early. But that was to be expected with Bostic coming into the game cold. Despite Bostic’s tantal… (more)izing preseason when Williams was out with a right calf injury few around the Bears view Bostic’s promotion as an immediate upgrade entering the road game Sunday against the Redskins. “Especially getting thrown in there kind of like that, I really wasn’t expecting it, but you’ve got to be expecting it,” said Bostic, a second-round draft pick. Subbing for Williams as the starter in the middle for most of training camp, Bostic collected 13 tackles in the preseason, and returned an interception 51 yards for a touchdown in the exhibition opener at Carolina to create anticipation for the linebacker’s debut as a full-time starter among observers. “Jon is further along than I was as a rookie and he understands things,” Briggs said.

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